Gazette Notice DGSO-002-13

Posted on Industry Canada website: March 7, 2013
Publication Date in Canada Gazette: March 16, 2013

Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act

Notice No. DGSO-002-13 — Consultation on Considerations Relating to Transfers, Divisions, and Subordinate Licensing of Spectrum Licences

The intent of this notice is to initiate a public consultation to elaborate and seek views on the approach to be used by Industry Canada when considering licensee requests to transfer or divide a spectrum licence or enter into a subordinate licensing arrangement.

Industry Canada proposes to revise the Departmental publication, Licensing Procedures for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services (CPC-2-1-23) which applies to all spectrum licences, in order to indicate the specific criteria considered and process used when spectrum licence transfer applications are reviewed.

Submitting comments

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF) to the following e-mail address: spectrum.operations@ic.gc.ca.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Director, Spectrum Management Operations, Industry Canada, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and the notice reference number DGSO-002-13. Parties should submit their comments by April 3, 2013 in order to ensure consideration. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Industry Canada will also provide interested parties with the opportunity to reply to comments from other parties. Reply comments will be accepted until May 3, 2013.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and of documents referred to herein are available electronically on Industry Canada’s Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of Canada Gazette notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Publishing and Depository Services at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

March 7, 2013

PETER HILL
Acting Director General
Spectrum Management Operations Branch